The 2016 presidential campaign, Israeli politics and a controversial religious exemption law in Indiana were the highlights of the Sunday talk shows. Here are 5 notable quotes from the airwaves:

1) ”My goal every day is to try to keep 218 frogs in a wheelbarrow long enough to get something passed.”
—House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio), speaking on CNN’s State of the Union about whether to expect more bipartisan agreement in the wake of the so-called DocFix passed by Congress last week.

2) “Let’s be honest here: the presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families. It is an awesome and sacred trust to be earned and exercised on behalf of the American people.”
—Former Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Maryland Democrat and potential contender for the presidential nomination, on ABC’s “This Week.”

3) “I don’t think it should be America dictating the solution there. Israel is a sovereign nation and I trust the leaders of Israel to determine whether … they want to adopt a one-state solution or a two-state solution.” —Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) on CNN’s State of the Union, on his reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s changing views on whether to support a Palestinian state, as the Obama administration and previous White Houses have encouraged. Read More »

WSJ’s Adam Entous reported this week about the spying that Israel has been doing on talks between the U.S. and Iran over a potential nuclear deal. Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Seib talks to him on the Capital Journal Roundtable about what he has learned about the Israeli attitude toward the possible deal. Read More »

More than 3,000 people are expected to attend J Street’s policy conference, underway in Washington this week, as the liberal-leaning policy organization emerges as a vehicle for sentiment running against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following his party’s success in elections last week. Read More »

Foreign policy and terrorism dominated Sunday’s political talk shows, with lawmakers discussing issues such as President Barack Obama’s approach to relations with Israel and the role Congress should play in shaping foreign policy Read More »

Republicans are back in control of both chambers of Congress for the first time since 2006 and will use that perch to offer their budget blueprints this week, offering the first look at how they plan to follow through on a pledge to eliminate deficits over the next 10 years. House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R., Ga.) has already signaled that the GOP budget won’t raise taxes, which already offers a sharp contrast to the blueprintPresident Barack Obama laid out several weeks ago, which curbed but didn’t eliminate deficits with big tax increases.

The House of Representatives could take legal action to access Hillary Clinton’s private email server if she doesn’t allow an independent investigator to examine it, a Republican lawmaker said Sunday.

“The House as an institution may be forced to go to court to get access to that,” said Rep. Trey Gowdy (R., S.C.), who chairs the House Select Committee investigating the killing of an American ambassador in Benghazi, Libya, during Mrs. Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State.

Mrs. Clinton’s server has been at the center of a controversy in recent weeks after the disclosure that she used a personal email as Secretary of State rather than a government address, raising concerns about whether her emails were retained as required under public records laws. Ms. Clinton has said she followed the law.

Mr. Gowdy, who appeared on “Fox News Sunday” and NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said he doesn’t have evidence Ms. Clinton has lied or committed a crime, but he doesn’t trust that she and her legal team made the right determinations about what emails should be turned over to the government. Read More »

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